Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-23

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Presi-
dent has finally completed the board OF
Interstate commissioners, and the names
of the five men who are to pass upon
traffic matters for the United States for
some months to come were announced at
9 80 to night. No president ever had @
more difficult task to perform than PresI-
dent Cleveland had in the construction of
this board. He had nearly 1000 applica-
tions to choose from, but he found few
who possessed the desired qualifications
who were willing to accept the salary
offered by the government in lieu of their
business incomes.
THOMAS NJ. COOLEY,
of Michigan, who has been selected for
the six years term, has had a valuable eX-
perienCe as Il corporation lawyer and
jurist in railroad cases. He is at present
receiver Of the Wabash Railroad, to which
position he was recently appointed by
Judge Gresham. His appointment is for
six years.
WILLIAM r. MORRISON,
of Illinois, is known to every one who
has paid any attention to congressional
history during the past few years. His
term is for five years.
AUGUSTUS sCHOENMAKBR,
of New YORK, has not been consulted as
to his appointment, and it is not known
that he will accept. The term is four
years. He is prominent lawyer, and
was state Senator at Albany during
Tilden's incumbency Of the gubernatorial
chair.
ALDACE F. WALKER
Of Vermont, former law partner of Sen
atOr Edmunds was at one time member
of the Vermont Legislature. He was
prominently identified with railroad leg
islatiOn and is said to be one of the oldest
lawyers in Vermont. He IS a Republican.
His term is for three years but he has
not been consulted about his appointment.
WALTER L. BRAGG
of Alabama, the short term member of
the board, is at present a member of the
Alabama railroad commission, and Is
to have furnished valuable sta
tistics to members of Congress when the
Interstate commerce bill was under dis
cussion. He, too, is lawyer.
The appointment of Shoemaker and
Walker was a surprise to every one. The
others had been fixed on for some time. !
Morrison is the only member Of the board |
who is not q LAWYER
The fact that Nj. Cooley's name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate that
he will be chairman OF the commission, as
it must elect its own chairman.
TEXAS INVENTORS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The follow, !
ing patents were issued to Texan inven-
tors to-day: Alexander E, Clark, Buck |
hOltZ, deep we'll pump,
John Z. NitChe and a. KOWalki, Waco, !
continued saWbuck and drag saw.
G. M. Stone, Bolton, WashbOard.
COLLECTORS APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, March % The Presi- |
dent has appointed the following collect |
ors of internal revenue: Whitfield Walker |
for the district If Florida; Dudley W. |
Stewart for the Second district of Iowa. !
DIR. Sewers DIDN'T KNOW.
WASHINGTON, March % Colonel La
mont, in conversation to-day in regard TO
the Presidents health, said the fears |
recently expressed by Dr.. Sewers were |
not shared by the Presidents family and |
his intimate friends. The President; !
Colonel Lamont ssid, was to all appear
ances in perfect heslth. He did not think !
DR.. Sewers was in position to Judge of
the matter, as he did not know the Presi
dent, aud what he said Was, in the Col
onel's opinion, based merely on the as
sumption that the President was gaining
flesh and took no exercise. THIS was |
not the case. AS O matter of fact, he |
continued, the President weighs less than
when he first came to Washington, and !
really takes as much exercise as most !
other men. True he does not walk about
the city, but he frequently walks in the |
country, and there are other ways in |
which he gets exercise. Altogether the |
President is in good cooditiony and there |
is no reason for apprehension in regard !
to his health. a@